Nukes

The Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's most powerful card since the start of the war in late February. But over the past two months, U.S. officials say the American military has steadily eroded Iran's leverage over the crucial waterway.Why it matters: What began six months ago with the goal…

Aug. 28, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | 6 min read There’s an old military adage that says there’s no such thing as a small war for a big power. Each conflict becomes “a measure of credibility,” says Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a transatlantic think tank…

It's not something anyone wants to think about, but if Russia hits the UK with nuclear missiles, the UK government has contingencies...Read More

A woman rolls a baby stroller past a replica of the Soviet RDS-4 nuclear bomb installed in memory of its creators in a park in Moscow on July 29, 2026. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images For decades, allies worldwide rested in the comfort of the U.S. nuclear umbrella,…

Former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at the Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. Credit: Flash90 (Aug. 11, 2026 / TPS-IL) Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said on Tuesday that Israeli intelligence had repeatedly “toured” Iran’s underground Fordow uranium enrichment facility before it…

The city's Mayor Shiro Suzuki denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence in the global community, including Japan ...Read More

Fallout 4 – war never changes (Bethesda) A reader looks back at how nuclear war has been portrayed in video games, from Missile Command in 1980 to the modern Fallout titles. On the list of things that might ruin your day, nuclear war is probably right up there. I doubt…

Fpg/Getty Images The general public has long had a degree of wariness and uncertainty surrounding nuclear reactors, thanks largely to the fact that many associate nuclear energy with nuclear bombs. That's fair, thanks to the two atomic bombs that exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and ended World War II. Those…

As of January 2026, the Federation of American Scientists concluded that India may have deployed 12 warheads onto missiles, probably submarine-launched ballistic missiles. This change would mark a shift in India’s nuclear posture because previously it kept its estimated 180 warheads in storage and they would only be loaded onto…

F ifa spent 1,403 words in a public statement seeking to rationalise their new plan to sell off stakes of the World Cup to private investment, but a few choice phrases are now ringing out elsewhere. “Shocking.”
 “Football’s nuclear bomb.” “Worse than the Super League, and bigger than 115.” “The…